Registered Nurse - Unit Clinical Care Coordinator

Position: Registered Nurse - Unit Clinical Care Coordinator - Full Time
## Registered Nurse
- Unit Clinical Care Coordinator
- Full Time Apply locations:
Winchester, VAtime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
JR109153## Department NURSE CASE MANAGERS - 208415## Worker Sub Type Regular## Work Shift
** Pay Range**$37.24 - $54.07#
** Job Description
** The Unit Clinical Care Coordinator serves as the primary liaison among emergency services, surgical services, nursing, finance, physicians, utilization review, and medical records to ensure appropriate bed assignments, patient care needs are met, and treatment plans are executed at the correct level of care. This role requires exceptional organizational skills to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and the ability to respond effectively in crisis situations, quickly assimilating information to make sound decisions and recognizing circumstances that demand immediate intervention.

The coordinator maintains up-to-date knowledge of healthcare economics, trends, and reimbursement methodologies, applying this expertise to daily practice while continuing professional development to deliver care tailored to each patient. Additionally, the Unit Clinical Care Coordinator oversees patient progression and length of stay for the unit’s patients through collaboration and partnership with all members of the healthcare team.

Responsibilities and Duties Partners with PLC and other care coordination roles to facilitate patient progression of care.

Provides PLC with timely visibility to potential unit transfers and discharges.

Ensures Care Logistics software accurately reflects unit and patient status, including transfers, discharges, and patient location.

Reviews physician admission orders and validates status and level of care; manages observation hours and inpatient target LOS.Evaluates discharge needs upon admission and ensures a complete discharge plan; refers complex cases to appropriate roles.

Collaborates with unit staff and support teams to progress patient care toward discharge and expedite unit flow for admissions, transfers, and discharges.

Adjusts unit staffing needs based on census and callouts in coordination with Care Management leadership.

Completes required care management functions and documentation, including discharge planning assessments and coordination of simple discharges such as home health, DME, or dialysis.

Oversees completion of pre-procedural requirements and communicates readiness or barriers to the Order Organizer.

Identifies opportunities to transition testing to outpatient settings and escalates as appropriate.

Maintains daily communication with physicians through SNAP huddles or Epic to address progression and discharge barriers.

Manages and updates Care Advance in real time.

Identifies patients at risk for readmission and communicates findings to the care team; verifies completion of readmission assessments.

Leads SNAP huddles to anticipate and resolve barriers to progression or discharge; escalates unresolved issues to unit leadership.

Reviews expected discharge dates, target LOS, and working DRG daily; collaborates with CDI team for DRG updates and documentation queries.

Assigns and resolves discharge needs and barriers with nursing and care team roles; initiates interventions as needed.

Monitors patients in observation or outpatient status and updates status appropriately.  Coordinates sequencing of care and interventions with physicians and nurses; ensures appropriate order sets and protocols are initiated.

Collaborates with PLC, ED, surgical teams, providers, and other disciplines on patient progression and care coordination.

Works with PLC Program Assistant for transportation and other care arrangements.

Communicates discharge goals and plans with patients and families in collaboration with providers and care team; addresses concerns and arranges family meetings as needed.

Updates patient status and planned discharge times in Care Logistics software and EMR.Collaborates with Utilization Review nurses on status changes and delivers regulatory letters when required.

Ensures payer and status requirements align with clinical progression in collaboration with UR nurses.

Serves as consultant and educator for…